Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D.1952 |
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... thought of Lord Lyttelton's History , which was then just published . Johnson said , he thought his style pretty good , but that he had blamed Henry the Second rather too much . " Why , ( said the King , ) they seldom do these things by ...
... thought of Lord Lyttelton's History , which was then just published . Johnson said , he thought his style pretty good , but that he had blamed Henry the Second rather too much . " Why , ( said the King , ) they seldom do these things by ...
Page 347
... thought of annihilation gave Hume no pain . JOHNSON . " It was not so , Sir . He had a vanity in being thought easy . It is more probable that he should assume an appearance of ease , than that so very improbable a thing should be , as ...
... thought of annihilation gave Hume no pain . JOHNSON . " It was not so , Sir . He had a vanity in being thought easy . It is more probable that he should assume an appearance of ease , than that so very improbable a thing should be , as ...
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... thought . This is one of the disadvantages of wine . It makes a man mistake words for thoughts . " BOSWELL . " I think it is a new thought ; at least , it is in a new attitude . " JOHNSON . " Nay , Sir , it is only in a new coat ; or an ...
... thought . This is one of the disadvantages of wine . It makes a man mistake words for thoughts . " BOSWELL . " I think it is a new thought ; at least , it is in a new attitude . " JOHNSON . " Nay , Sir , it is only in a new coat ; or an ...
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